Comfortable. Warm. Intelligent. Strong. Alive. She smelled nice too. This was the reason he kept everyone and everything at arm's length. This was the reason he avoided forging any bonds. This was the reason he'd closed his heart off.
The slightest hint of liking, or even just acknowledging that there was the tiniest scrap of feeling toward someone else... hurt. Now he'd have to go through the headache of getting rid of emotion all over again.
He didn't want to let go, but he couldn't keep her. Naruto would probably be upset if he did. "Maybe I'll have to visit you sometime instead of you coming here." It was something he knew he'd never actually do. Naruto's room was close to hers, and he wanted to avoid the blond for as long as he was able. "I made you cry once, didn't I? It was late, you were crying, and I walked away," his voice was soft, fingers twisting in the strands of pink. "I don't remember what was said, or what I did that made you cry, but I'm sorry... I think."